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Milkweed bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Small quarter inch solitary bug

Habitat:

City park. Picnic shelter

1 Species ID Suggestions

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MatthewMason
MatthewMason 12 years ago
Assassin Bug
Assassin Bugs & Ambush Bugs of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology


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1 Comment

MatthewMason
MatthewMason 12 years ago

Looks to me like one of the many species of Assassin Bugs.

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HowardDork
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HowardDork

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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